Trump Praises Putin's Response To Obama

President-elect Donald Trump praised Russian President Vladimir Putin on Dec. 30, for Putin's response to President Barack Obama's sanctions against Russia for reported hacking during the U.S. election.

Putin said that Russia would not retaliate for Obama’s sanctions, which included expelling from the U.S. 35 Russian officials, notes The Hill.

In response, Trump tweeted: "Great move on delay (by V. Putin) -- I always knew he was very smart!"

The Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., retweeted Trump's support.

Both Trump and Russia have denied that the Russian government interfered in the U.S. election, despite U.S. intelligence agencies claiming the Kremlin hacked emails belonging to the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton advisor John Podesta.

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While Trump sided with Putin, he also criticized two news networks for not jumping onboard as well.

Trump tweeted Dec. 30: "Russians are playing [CNN] and [NBC News] for such fools -- funny to watch, they don't have a clue! [Fox News] totally gets it!"

Trump was mocked by many on Twitter for his praise of Putin, notes RawStory.com:

Not only is a (Republican) President-elect siding with Russia over his own country -- he made it his pinned tweet!

US imposes sanctions on Russia based US intelligence; Trump sides with Putin over country. Beyond chilling.